The city of Medellín in Colombia, was once the ‘murder capital of the world’ and home to notorious drug cartel leader Pablo Escobar. The Netflix series Narcos generated a Hollywood spotlight onto this important piece of Colombia’s past to an international viewership....

I learned very quickly on arriving in Medellín – day two, in fact – that Paisas generally do not like the name Pablo Escobar to be spoken. And many of them get angry when they hear foreigners want to go on a Pablo Escobar Tour. Many don’t like the idea of tour...